not a penny

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• not a penny — not a ˈpenny idiom no money at all • It didn t cost a penny. • He has never paid me a penny. • She hasn t got a penny to her name. Main entry: ↑penny …   Useful english dictionary

• not a penny — ► not a penny no money at all. Main Entry: ↑penny …   English terms dictionary

• Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less —   Cover of the original 1976 Hardback edition …   Wikipedia

• not a penny less/more — no less or no more than a certain amount of money I ll do the job for 100 dollars and not a penny less. [=I won t do the job unless I am paid at least 100 dollars] I ll pay you 100 dollars and not a penny more. [=I ll pay you 100 dollars, but I …   Useful english dictionary

• not a penny the worse — None the worse • • • Main Entry: ↑penny …   Useful english dictionary

• not a penny to his name — he is dirt poor, he has no money whatsoever …   English contemporary dictionary

• not a penny to one's name — lacks money, has absolutely no money, is very poor …   English contemporary dictionary

• penny — ► NOUN (pl. pennies (for separate coins); pence (for a sum of money)) 1) a British bronze coin worth one hundredth of a pound. 2) a former British coin worth one twelfth of a shilling and 240th of a pound. 3) N. Amer. informal a one cent coin. ●… …   English terms dictionary

• penny ante — penny .ante adj AmE informal involving very small amounts of money, and not important ▪ penny ante schemes to make money …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• penny — [[t]pe̱ni[/t]] ♦♦♦ pennies, pence (The form pence is used for the plural of meaning 1.) 1) N COUNT In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money. Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine… …   English dictionary

• penny — pen|ny S1 [ˈpeni] n [: Old English; Origin: penning, penig] 1.) a) plural pence abbreviation p a small unit of money in Britain. There are 100 pence in one pound ▪ The bus fare is 80 pence. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English